... On Friday it was announced that members of the Zimbabwe Teachers' Association would strike on May 8 when schools re-open after the holidays. The 44,000-member group cited stagnant pay and restrictive annual leave as reasons for the action.

Jekesai Njikizana | AFP | Getty ImagesPeople cast letters of complaint to Zimbabwe's Vice President Constantino Chiwenga in Harare's Unity Square on April 20, 2018, after thousands of nurses were dismissed in a dispute over pay

JOHANNESBURG (REUTERS) - South Africa's High Court on Monday overturned a decision by the government to grant Zimbabwe's former first lady Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity after she was accused of whipping a woman with an electric cord.

Model Gabriella Engels, the woman behind the assault allegation, last August filed a court application challenging the government's decision.